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Child crying

Home Alone vs. The Baby Sitter

In a special web-exclusive feature Premier Lifeline presents two sides to the debate of how to take care of children when you can't be at home. Premier Lifeline's Elliot Stubbs is back with another in-depth look at a controversial issue.

Marriage

A Question Of Marriage

Lifeline recieves many calls about marriage. As a result, we've compiled a list of five of the most common questions asked of Lifeline,  presented together with responses from a trained counsellor.

Cannabis

Cannabis - Summer of Fun or Cloud of Danger?

Following his well-received look at Ecstacy, Premier's special correspondent Elliot Stubbs has turned to look at the issues surrounding another drug, Cannabis. He assesses the pros and cons of the 'decriminalised drug' from a Christian perspective.

Graveyard

Dealing with Death

We hide ourselves from it, deny it will happen to us or perhaps worse, to the ones we are closest to. And yet one of the surest things in life is that we all will face death – both our own and that of our loved ones if they do not outlive us.

Ecstacy tablets

Is Ecstacy being Taken for Granted?

Lowering Ecstasy from a class 'A' to class 'B' drug - is this parliamentary proposal morally and ethically justified, and how will it affect the Christian community? Premier Online correspondent Elliot Stubbs investigates.

Motorbike and rider

Coping with Head Injuries

Life can be going ahead as normal with all ones hopes and plans for the future, and then something happens. It may be a road traffic accident, a fall, or other injury or trauma to the head. Yet once it has occurred it can completely turn a person's life around.

Clouds and sun

Coping with Miscarriage

The loss of an unborn child is an horrifically painful experience which can not only destroy marriages and lives, but also impact heavily on a person's faith. Read one couple's story of how they came to terms with miscarriage.

Man on phone

Stress Awareness

Recent MORI research shows that stress at work already affects almost 60% of the working population - and the problem’s getting worse. Poor management style and excessive workloads are said to be significant factors.